Resources
So many people and tools have helped my writing. Here are a few!
PODCASTS
- The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, newsletter too
- London Writers Salon, also a writing community
- Write Now with Scrivener
- Write and Wrong, Patreon option for full episodes
- Failing Writers
- Writer’s Routine
- Hear Us Roar (Women’s Fiction Writers Association)
- Print Run, Patreon option for more writing content
CLASSES
- City Lit
- CeCe Lyra’s courses
- Jane Friedman’s classes, taught by herself and others
WRITING GROUP/BETA READERS
- Bianca Marais’ Beta Reader Match Up
- Groups are often formed after longer duration classes, e.g. the City Lit 11-week ones
WRITING CRAFT BOOKS
- Story Genius by Lisa Cron
- Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- On Writing by Stephen King
- How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- More reading recommendations on my Bookshop.org page! Orders there support the authors, local bookstores, and my own writing.
PUBLISHING INFO
- JaneFriedman.com and her excellent Key Book Publishing Paths
- The Big Five US Trade Book Publishers and all their imprints
MANUSCRIPT ASSESSMENT
- Jason Buchholz at Collaborist
TOOLS AND PLATFORMS
- Scrivener writing software (affiliate link)
- MS Word’s “Read Aloud” function (under the Review tab) to listen back to chapters
- Chill Subs to find places to submit work, track submissions, and more
- QueryTracker to track submissions to literary agents
- Publisher’s Marketplace for news on book deals and more
